Is barcelona catalan. Catalan uses the latin script with some added symbols and digraphs. Some of the catalan speakers speak it as a first language and castilian spanish to them is considered a second language. Barcelona b r s e l o n e bar se loh ne catalan.
The catalan orthography is systematic and largely phonologically based. Baoelona is a city on the coast of northeastern spainit is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of catalonia as well as the second most populous municipality of spainwith a population of 16 million within city limits its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring. In offices and schools catalan is the dominant language.
Even though catalonia is part of the spanish nation it is a distinct region that like any other has its own customs that make it unique. Cataluna katalua is an autonomous community on the northeastern corner of spain designated as a nationality by its statute of autonomy. Catalonia is one of 50 provinces in spain and contains the municipalities of girona tarragona lleida and barcelona.
In barcelona 98 of the population speaks castilian spanish. Catalonia spanish cataluna catalan catalunya comunidad autonoma autonomous community and historic region of spain encompassing the northeastern provincias provinces of girona barcelona tarragona and lleida. Catalonia consists of four provinces.
Languages in barcelona the region of catalonia has two official languages. About 50 60 of barcelonas total population speaks catalan. Barcelona girona lleida and tarragonathe capital and largest city is barcelona.
The current official category of catalans is that of the citizens of catalonia an autonomous community in spain and the inhabitants of the roussillon historical region in southern france today the pyrenees orientales department also called northern catalonia and pays catalan in french. Catalonia k ae t e l o n i e. The autonomous community of catalonia occupies a triangular area in the northeastern corner of spain.
Catalan modernism or modernisme in catalan is a cultural movement which appeared at the end of the 19th century around the time of the industrial revolution. Barcelona is known as the capital of catalonia and madrid is the capital of spain. While it has a lot in common with other cultural movements of the period such as art nouveau it is also greatly tied to the specific context of catalonia and barcelona at this time.